Coulee Dam races being decided in landslides

COULEE DAM  The races for mayor and two Town Council seats appear to have been won by landslides in Tuesday’s general election.

According to preliminary election returns, Greg Wilder received 66.8 percent of the vote in his mayoral bid. And Gayle Swagerty racked up 67 percent and Duane Johnson 75.8 percent in their respective races for Town Council.

Greg Wilder

“I think it was a combination of factors,” Wilder said of his apparent win over incumbent Gayland “Quincy” Snow.